Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-11-17-Speech-1-068"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Integrating and strengthening the European research area (2002-2006)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031117.6.1-068"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-17-Speech-1-0692
lpv:speaker	lp:Gérard Caudron2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Socialiste Indépendant (2002-07-10--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-10-14--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2002-09-10--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-09-09--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, if there is something particularly remarkable about our rapporteur Mr Liese, apart from his intelligence and the amount of work he does, it is surely his pugnacity. When we debated the sixth framework programme, he fought against all research on embryonic stem cells. He lost. When, a few weeks after Parliament’s vote, the Council of Ministers wrongfully froze the research funds set aside for this purpose, he inherited a report on the same subject and, while pretending to seek compromises, set about tabling amendments to prevent practically all research in this area. Roundly beaten in the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, he left his name on a report that he wished to see rejected and that had been adopted against his advice. Mr Liese is, therefore, returning to plenary this evening with the same intentions. Faced with his efforts, there is only one reasonable and balanced way forward and that is to support the Commission’s compromise text, a text that is fairly close to the compromise that was agreed by our Parliament when it adopted the sixth framework programme. To do so, we need to vote against all those amendments that distort it by changing the scope of application. My position, summed up in three points, is as follows: firstly, to respect those who do not want this kind of research to be undertaken in their country; secondly, to refuse a European right to veto those who wish to, and indeed do, undertake this kind of research; thirdly, to restate our firm objective of funding research that seeks to save those suffering from incurable diseases and bring relief to those enduring intolerable pain. That then is the position that I am adopting this evening on behalf of my group, the Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left, and the approach that we would like to see being taken."@en1

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